Hazard register and risk assessment forms
Below are potential hazards identified within the School of Molecular Sciences. Follow the links to download the completed risk assessment for the relevant equipment or chemicals.
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Equipment / chemical |
Identified hazard | Risk assessment | Risk control measures / procedure location |
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Exposure to toxic chemicals |
Medium |
Antibiotics locked up Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Material safety data sheets |
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Autoclaves: High pressure and high temperature vessel [Word doc 8.2 KB] |
Burns |
Medium |
Autoclave procedures training and authorisation Biochemistry safety website User log books |
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Bench top electrical appliances (eg water baths, vortexes, orbital shakers, etc.) [Word doc 8.9 KB] |
Physical injury |
Low |
Operating manuals |
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Electrocution |
Low |
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Exposure to AQIS biologicals
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Low |
Biochemistry safety document/authorisation Personal protective equipment |
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Physical injury |
Medium |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Biochemistry safety manual Operating manual |
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Exposure to eye, arm, wrist, neck and back pain |
Medium |
Work station assessment and RUO to assess possible solutions involving training and workstation modifications |
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Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
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Medium |
Scheduled poisons locked up Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Material safety data sheet |
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Electrocution |
Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety interlocks |
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Exposure to toxic substances
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Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Material safety data sheet Personal protective equipment |
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Laser may produce eye injury |
Low |
Don't open lid while scanning |
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Vacuum hazard, glass implosion |
Medium |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Personal protective equipment Regular maintenance of vacuum pump and vacuum trap |
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Exposure to toxic chemicals |
Low |
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Cold burns |
Low |
None |
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Noise from fume hood |
Medium |
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Gas chromatograph mass spectrometer |
Electrical Gas pressurised system Chemical exposure |
Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety document / authorisation |
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Gas pressurised system |
Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Biochemistry safety manual Gas cylinders relocated |
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Manual handling |
Medium |
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High Temperature |
Low |
None |
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Sunburn Exposure to chemicals (pesticides, herbicides) |
Low |
Sunscreen supplied Spraying procedures: maintenance records for PPE, log book. Material safety data sheets for pesticides |
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Handling of flammable gas, liquids, and solids [Word doc 7.9 KB] |
Fire, explosion |
Medium |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety document / authorisation Material safety data sheets for flammables |
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Laceration |
Low |
Training Biochemistry safety manual Small, regular clearance |
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Manual handling |
Low |
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Contamination, infection
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Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Biochemistry safety manual |
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Lacerations |
Low |
Training, sharps containers |
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Cold burns
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Medium |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Biochemistry safety manual Material safety data sheet |
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High temperature
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Low |
Operating manual |
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High temperature Electrical |
Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety document / authorisation |
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Exposure to radiation by operator and others in lab |
Medium |
Radiation procedures training and authorisation Waste procedures in induction / safe procedures document |
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Creation of radioactive waste |
Low |
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Vacuum hazards Exposure to toxic chemicals |
Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety document / authorisation operating manual |
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Exposure to toxic chemicals |
Medium |
Scheduled poisons locked up Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety document / authorisation Material safety data sheets |
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Radioactive chemicals Toxic chemicals Electrocution |
Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Operating manual Personal protective equipment |
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Snap freezing of tissue samples (see Liquid Nitrogen Use) [Word doc 8 KB] |
Cold burns |
Medium |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety document / authorisation Material safety data sheets for cryogenics |
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High frequency hazard |
Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety document / authorisation operating manual |
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Exposure to chemical hazards Use of UV light |
Low |
Material safety data sheets Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety document / authorisation operating manual |
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Vacuum hazards |
Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety document / authorisation operating manual |
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Burns, ignition Eye injury |
Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Safety document / authorisation |
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Exposure to toxic chemicals |
Low |
Biochemistry safety document / authorisation Medical safety data sheet PersonalpProtective equipment |
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Burns, eye injury |
High |
Safety switch on the instrument Incorporated into the induction document Personal protective equipment |
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Environmental
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